Bush Penstemon

Creeping Juniper

About Bush Penstemon and Creeping Juniper

Bush Penstemon

Creeping Juniper

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Perennial, Shrub

Needled or Scaled Evergreen

1.3 Origin

Northwestern United States, Canada

North America

1.4 Types

sharpleaf penstemon, white-margined beardtongue, lowland beardtongue

Bar Harbour, Andorra Compacta, Blue Forest, Blue Chip, Douglasii, Blue Rug, Glauca, Gold Carpet, Icee Blue, Gold Carpet, J.J. Hughes, Marcellus

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

foothill woods, High elevation, Open areas, Rocky areas

Fields, Pastures, Upland soils

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-9

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Mat-forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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45.72 cm

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30.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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40.64 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

120.00 cm

Rank: 79 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Purple

Pink, White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

Gray, Purple

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Light Green, Blue Green, Olive, Gray Green, Dark Green, Yellow green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Light Green, Blue Green, Olive, Gray Green, Dark Green, Yellow green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Light Green, Blue Green, Olive, Gray Green, Dark Green, Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Purple, Light Green, Blue Green, Olive, Gray Green, Dark Green, Yellow green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Narrow and lance shape

Scale-like imbricate

2.4 Thorns

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14% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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30% Needled Scale Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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No Needled Scale Garden Plants has it !

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Hardwood Cuttings, Semi-hardwood cuttings, Softwood cuttings, Stem Cutting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Needs less watering, Requires regular watering, Water occasionally

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Tip blight, Twig blight

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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52% Needled Scale Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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19% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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9% Needled Scale Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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40% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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No Needled Scale Garden Plants has it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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12% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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5% Needled Scale Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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14% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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65% Needled Scale Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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11% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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41% Needled Scale Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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53% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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58% Needled Scale Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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15% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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26% Needled Scale Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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No Needled Scale Garden Plants has it !

5.9 Invasive

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6% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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No Needled Scale Garden Plants has it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

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48% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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26% Needled Scale Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Wildlife

5.12 Allergy

Asthma, Pollen

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes

Decorating walls, Ground Cover, slopes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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63% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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50% Needled Scale Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Wildlife

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Recovering internal injuries, Wounds

Diaphoretic, Febrifuge, Kidney problems

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Container, Used as Ornamental plant, Veterinarian uses

Incense

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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31% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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9% Needled Scale Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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All Needled Scale Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Alpine, Container, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

Container, Edging, Groundcover, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PENSTEMON fruticosus 'Purple Haze'

JUNIPERUS horizontalis

7.2 Common Name

Bush Penstemon, Shrubby Penstemon

Creeping Juniper, Horizontal Juniper

7.2.1 In Hindi

Bush Penstemon

Creeping Juniper

7.2.2 In German

Bush Penstemon

Kriech-Wacholder

7.2.3 In French

Bush Penstemon

Genévrier rampant

7.2.4 In Spanish

Bush Penstemon

Creeping Juniper

7.2.5 In Greek

Μπους Penstemon

Creeping Juniper

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Bush, Penstemon

Creeping Juniper

7.2.7 In Polish

Bush Penstemon

Jałowiec płożący

7.2.8 In Latin

Persicaria Bush

Creeping Juniper

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Coniferophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Pinopsida

8.4 Order

Scrophulariales

Pinales

8.5 Family

Scrophulariaceae

Cupressaceae

8.6 Genus

Penstemon

Juniperus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

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8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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250

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Properties of Bush Penstemon and Creeping Juniper

Wondering what are the properties of Bush Penstemon and Creeping Juniper? We provide you with everything About Bush Penstemon and Creeping Juniper. Bush Penstemon doesn't have thorns and Creeping Juniper doesn't have thorns. Also Bush Penstemon does not have fragrant flowers. Bush Penstemon has allergic reactions like Asthma and Pollen and Creeping Juniper has allergic reactions like Asthma and Pollen. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Bush Penstemon and Creeping Juniper and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Bush Penstemon and Creeping Juniper

Season and care of Bush Penstemon and Creeping Juniper is important to know. While considering everything about Bush Penstemon and Creeping Juniper Care, growing season is an essential factor. Bush Penstemon season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Creeping Juniper season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Bush Penstemon is Loam, Sand and for Creeping Juniper is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Bush Penstemon is Acidic, Neutral and for Creeping Juniper is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Bush Penstemon and Creeping Juniper Physical Information

Bush Penstemon and Creeping Juniper physical information is very important for comparison. Bush Penstemon height is 45.72 cm and width 40.64 cm whereas Creeping Juniper height is 30.00 cm and width 120.00 cm. The color specification of Bush Penstemon and Creeping Juniper are as follows:

Bush Penstemon flower color: Purple
Bush Penstemon leaf color: Dark Green
Creeping Juniper flower color: Pink and White
Creeping Juniper leaf color: Light Green, Blue Green, Olive, Gray Green, Dark Green and Yellow green

Care of Bush Penstemon and Creeping Juniper

Care of Bush Penstemon and Creeping Juniper include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Bush Penstemon pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Creeping Juniper pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Bush Penstemon needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Creeping Juniper needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.